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Term:
Heavy Chain
Description:
Antibodies (Immunoglobulins) are made up of a heavy chain and a light chain. Note that both the heavy and light chains have a stochastic (random) fusion of V,D, and J Segments.
See Also:
Antibody, V Segment, D Segment, J Segment
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